“I went on my first convoy in September 2021. I was quite nervous as I didn’t know anyone on the convoy before going, but everyone was so friendly and welcoming I felt at home right away. We weren’t sure what to expect when it came to crossing the border in […]
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A team of 20 volunteers (brilliant turnout!) made their way to Abbots Ripton on the afternoon of Monday 23rd August to help clear the site after the ‘We Out Here’ festival. After a brief panic when the team were shown an empty car park, they found the campsite with plenty […]
A big thank you to everyone who came to last weekend’s sorting parties. We were very lucky with the weather – the predicted storms just didn’t happen – and even luckier with our wonderful volunteers who even brought cake (thanks, Roz). The cake recipe will be posted on the CamCRAG […]
Another huge thank you to our friends at Downing Place URC for their generous donation of £600. Note: All the money we raise goes towards providing aid or supporting our convoys. CamCRAG has no employees, and is entirely run by volunteers.
We are sad to announce that Elliot has stepped down as Chair of Trustees after 4 years service but congratulate him on his new roles as Chair of the Refugee Charities Network and Coordinator of the UK Aid Hub project. Elliot has been involved with CamCRAG from the start and […]
Around two dozen people aged 4 to 70 braved less than ideal weather conditions to attend CamCRAG's ceilidh held during refugee week.
Thank you to all our fantastic volunteers who act as donations hubs, to our hardworking sorting crew, and to everyone who has donated clothes, tents, sleeping bags, and more. A lorry-load of CamCRAG aid arrived in Calais on Tuesday 11th May 2021, and another lorry should be going to Lebanon […]
Excitingly, Maggie and Sara (our new convoy coordinators) have booked a convoy weekend for 3-5 September. This is still only provisional as we have no idea whether it is going to be possible yet, but the youth hostel is keeping rooms for us and the warehouses are expecting us. Booking […]
Buy ‘unsuitable donations’ on our new eBay page! We get some brilliant donations – some are a bit strange, and some are definitely more valuable as re-sale items than they would be in camps. Donations have included wedding dresses, designer handbags, glamorous high-heeled shoes, impractical leather jackets and cool street wear […]
We are very grateful to Historyworks for including CamCRAG as one of the beneficiaries of the fundraising events included in their Holocaust Memorial Day. The series of events included an online poetry reading by Michael Rosen and a talk by Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke, as well as the mayor’s official […]